Do you feel fulfilled… like you’re living your best life?Too many people spend their days just getting by existing rather than living.Nothing is wrong. But something isn’t quite right.Life is decent. And yet beneath the surface there’s a quiet unease a subtle emptinessfuelled by a feeling that there must be more to life than this.In an age of constant distraction, life can feel like it's happening to us. Years pass. Timedisap...

In an age where the pace and complexity of change is accelerating, it’s easy to lose sight of the fact we’re all just human beings, leading other human beings.Rob’s groundbreaking new book challenges the status quo, helping us realize that leadership is no longer about being the all-seeing, all-knowing heroic character that we’ve been told is the answer to all our prayers. Using stories drawn from over 20 years of working with leaders from across the globe, Rob debunks the myths ar...

There is a force in our everyday lives that we aren't even aware of—and it's so powerful it threatens to derail otherwise promising careers and lives: microstress.It's the hidden epidemic of small moments of anxiety that infiltrate both our work and personal lives. Because each individual microstress is so small, it doesn't trigger the normal stress response in our brains to help us deal with it. Instead, the microstress just embeds in our minds, accumulating along with scores of o...

The third title in the CSIRO Gardening Guide series, Sustainable Gardens by Roger Spencer and Rob Cross shows how horticulture can contribute towards a more sustainable future. Written for home gardeners, professional horticulturists, landscapers, and all those passionate about cultivated landscapes, this book examines the steps we can take towards harmonising gardening activity with the cycles of nature. Two outstanding botanists from the Royal Botanical Gardens in Melbourne, Roger and Rob h...

Position yourself for success.Get more of the management ideas you want, from the authors you trust, with HBR's 10 Must Reads on Managing Yourself (Vol. 2). We've combed through hundreds of Harvard Business Review articles and selected the most important ones to help you stay engaged, be productive, and continue to grow throughout your working life.With insights from leading experts including Susan David, Joseph Badaracco, and Laur...

After Rumours became the best-selling single album of all-time, Fleetwood Mac asked Warner Brothers Records to buy them a studio (the label refused, costing both Warner Brothers and the band significant cash in the long run) and then handed the reins to their guitarist and resident perfectionist Lindsey Buckingham. “You know,” Buckingham said, “we had this ridiculous success with Rumours. We were poised to do another album, and I guess because the axiom ‘If it works, run it into the ground...

How a million little things are dragging you down, and what to do about it.There's a force we encounter every day that we aren't aware of—and it threatens to derail otherwise promising careers and lives: microstress.This hidden epidemic of small moments of stress has insidiously infiltrated both our work and our personal lives with invisible but devastating effects. Microstress doesn't trigger the normal stress response in our brains to help us dea...

Organizations are addicted to collaboration as the default mode of work and they assume it's good. It's not. Collaboration overload plagues us in ways that prevent us from being our best selves at work and in our lives. But there is an answer: Precision collaboration. The top 10% of workers who now how to work with others intentionally and effectively gain back 18-24% of their time—a full workday each week—and are happier people living more fulfilling lives. Here's your guide to becoming a...

In a world that keeps us constantly busy, connected and distracted, many people are outwardly successful yet privately wonder: Is this really the life I intended to live?Ask 3 Questions is a thoughtful and practical guide for anyone who wants to step off autopilot and live with greater clarity, purpose and intention. Drawing on his personal experience of loss and renewal, alongside decades spent helping people navigate the pressures of professional and personal life, Rob C...

Companies have no idea if collaboration benefits corporate performance, individual productivity, or employee well-being.Collaboration, that seemingly Good Thing all companies encourage, is creating an epidemic of overload and burnout. It crushes our vitality and well-being, prevents us from being innovative, and blocks our companies from being the most successful organizations they could be.To some this is surprising. It's assumed that it's always better to...

Plant Names is an invaluable guide to the use of scientific, commercial and common names for plants and the conventions for writing them. Written by horticultural botanists at the Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria, this book covers the naming of wild plants, plants modified by humans, why plant names change, their pronunciation and hints to help remember them, along with updated sections on trademarks and plant breeder's rights. The final section provides a detailed guide to resources useful ...

Seattle teacher and part-time blogger Hayden McCall wakes up sporting one hell of a shiner, with the police knocking at his door. It seems that his new crush, dancer Camilo Rodriguez, has gone missing, and they suspect foul play. What happened the night before? And where is Camilo? Determined to find answers, pint-sized, good-hearted Hayden seeks out two of Camilo’s friends—Hollister and Burley—both lesbians and both fiercely devoted to their friend. From them, Hayden learns that Camilo is...